North Korea's April 15 military parade: the view from above



Analysis North Korea’s April 15 military parade: the view from above Satellite imagery reveals logistical challenges of huge military and civilian presence at parade Hamish Macdonald April 25, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK Pro On April 15, North Korea staged a massive military and civilian parade to mark the “Day of the Sun”: the anniversary of the 105th birthday of North Korea’s founding President, Kim Il Sung. International press, including NK News, were on site to view the proceedings in Kim Il Sung Square and saw new North Korean ballistic missiles, as well as existing military hardware and Korean People’s Army (KPA) troops. But commercial satellite imagery of the parade obtained by NK Pro reveals what was going on behind the scenes, and the precautions the North Korean Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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North Korea’s April 15 military parade: the view from above

Satellite imagery reveals logistical challenges of huge military and civilian presence at parade

Hamish Macdonald April 25, 2017

North Korea’s April 15 military parade: the view from above

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On April 15, North Korea staged a massive military and civilian parade to mark the “Day of the Sun”: the anniversary of the 105th birthday of North Korea’s founding President, Kim Il Sung.

International press, including NK News, were on site to view the proceedings in Kim Il Sung Square and saw new North Korean ballistic missiles, as well as existing military hardware and Korean People’s Army (KPA) troops.

But commercial satellite imagery of the parade obtained by NK Pro reveals what was going on behind the scenes, and the precautions the North Korean

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